Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14
THE CAT OUT OF THE Bag
The Knights Of Labor 10 Spend $1,000
in Securing Favorable Legis-
lation at Austin.
4 List o! tie Legislative Matters 70 Re.
eeiYe Special Attention-Mgke-
Up OF the Committees.
How WsllbOrn Was 8eaJen Last Fail After
Being Endorsed by tho National
Committee of Knights


Special to the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEN, Jan. I0.-Conslderable
! of stir was created in Knights of Labor
circles here to-day when it was talked on
the street that certain trusted leader
talked too much about certain matters
pertaining 10 the good of The order, and
! which were believed 10 be safe from the
ears Of the public. The man who has
/ been so indiscreet is c. C. Wilson, Sec
rotary of the Knights of Labor legislative
| Committee of Texas.
Three Gays ago Wilson departed for
Austin. Before leaving he stated conf
: dertially - persons whom he believed to
| be in sympathy with the Knights of
Labor that he was to be gone until
! the legislative session closes. He said
| he had $1,000 of Knights of Labor money
to spend 10 aid in securing legislation
! favorable TO labor in this state. He
| claimed that $4,000 Of this smount had
been Appropriated cut OF the general fund
/ by the recent rational convention Ct the
! Knights at Richmond, V. and thst $4,000
/ had been secured through appeals TO SUD
ordiaate assemblies in this state.
! The Texas legislative committee con-
:
Me>srs. Stewart of Sherman, johnson of
Austin, Golden Of Galveston and White
Of Denton. Representatives from the
counties Of Lavacca, Grimes, Kaufman,
Denton and Tarrant, elected on the
| Farmers All aGGe aud Knights Of Labor
coalition ticket, are to be the spokes-
men On the floor Of the legislature.
Tne legislative matters to receive espe
cial attention are:
! /. The election OF 4. W. Terrell United
/ Stetes senator.
>. The abolition OF the couvict-labor
system, including the capitol qaarri.s AZ
Bur1et.
,. 70 smash the Texas Traffic Assccia-
ton pooling system.
( S.a,e rec '.!nition o. the Knights of
LatSr ana k,ldred organization by grant
iag NJ special charters.
:. N Ges.ns the present managers of
ara the NyistiD. system Of the state in
sane asylGW at H,rrel, Tex. Two of the
new Iaarss%rS CesIsed are Christopher
Columbus wilson and Andrew Jackson
Hardin, both ot>Yerrell, TO succeed Maj.
J. S Griunsn and Gen. j S. Griffith,
whose terms expire June 80. DCtD these
last named gentlemen have gone t. Aus
tin to look after their fences. -
Wilson says the way they beat ths\
present congressman, DIN Wellborn/
for denomination in this district last fl
was by pigeon-hOling circulars and der
ing the authenticity Of Knights OF La
documents sent out from Washing
City by the national committee w
iudo-sed WelbOrn'S course in congreN
aud advised TIE Knights and Jdeir frienc 81
to support hl3H Tor denomination. wilson
says they had TO doubt of the genuine
less OF these documents, put they did
not suit the managers OF the local
assemblies ct Dallas, FoIt Worth and
other points in the district, and they de
termiued to break their influence by
asserting that they were Of fraudulent
oyiaiA. Wilson, in talking with parties
c5G1ideDtiaily SO TO the mission of himself
and associates at Austin, sppear5 10
eX4gg-rat2 his importance and could not
keep = secret.
He said in addition 20 the methods
already stated tlat the members Of the
order selected to TGIk IA Aus,in are to
receive So per day and expenses. 1t is
learned that since the matter has leaked
out to the public that knights of Labor
leaders have telegraphed to Austin for
Wilson's return and special committee
has been sent to the state capital
to look after the damaged fences of the
/ knights Lively times are looked for,
and prominent Knights ssy MIR. Wilson,
although the matters entrusted to him
and his associates were perfectly right
and honorable, is not the proper man
TO entrust with them, ana that his tongue
has gotten him into hot water with the
order,